Zheng Chenggong, wielding his long sword, showed no sign of stopping. A restriction was immediately unleashed upon the blade, and with another slash, the sword cut through the air!
The sword energy seemed to cleave open the gates of heaven, traversing hundreds of miles and illuminating the boundless, churning sea!
Boom!
"Damn it! Where did the Great Han Immortal Dynasty find such a powerful individual? He destroyed my battle blade! I will annihilate your entire clan!"
Duan Ganbai's face twitched slightly. His battle armor shattered, revealing an inner garment woven like golden threads. An aura, seemingly imbued with supreme divinity, surged forth like a geyser. Boundless divine radiance erupted, and a golden rune began to circulate on Duan Ganbai's chest. This ordinary inner garment, however, managed to withstand Zheng Chenggong's sword energy. The energy struck the inner garment, causing the rune to spin rapidly!
"Heh!"
The immense impact drew a trace of blood from the corner of Duan Ganbai's mouth, yet he looked at Zheng Chenggong with an air of triumph. "This is a Forbidden Dao Battle Robe, a peerless immortal treasure forged by the Southern Heaven Immortal Emperor during his contemplation on the Sea of Realms! Though this one I wear is a replica, it's enough to stop you!"
"An Immortal Emperor who has long since vanished into the river of history dares to stand before me!"
"Slash!"
Zheng Chenggong glared at the rune on Duan Ganbai's chest and roared. The long sword in his hand vibrated fiercely, unleashing unparalleled sword energy that tore through space, descending like a great river from the heavens.
Boom!
A strand of sword energy, like a surging river, struck down!
A trace of Immortal Emperor aura dissipated directly!
Duan Ganbai's chest caved in instantaneously. Golden divine light flowed frantically, yet it could not halt the sword river!
A bloody hole appeared at his heart!
The golden Forbidden Dao Battle Robe was shattered by the sword energy!
"No... Great Han Immortal Dynasty, you cannot kill me!"
Duan Ganbai cried out in despair. It was through his painstaking efforts, by marrying the Emperor's sister, that he had achieved his current position. After millennia of emotional entanglement, he never imagined this...
His armor crumbled, and the sword energy tore his body apart. The blood of a Golden Immortal, which could remain undying for several eons, vanished like dust the moment it fell into the Sea of Realms.
Boom!
Another deafening explosion followed. The warship beneath his feet shattered into thousands of fragments of flowing light, piercing the flesh of countless beings. Blood splattered, and streams of light crisscrossed!
Boom!
Dozens of warships converged, unleashing a barrage of arrows and streaks of saber energy, engulfing the remaining Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty warships!
A Yin-Yang Staff, held high in the firmament, gathered miles of white clouds. In an instant, countless white staff shadows rained down!
Immediately, the bodies of over a dozen True Immortal beings were shattered like pottery jars, and the bodies of tens of thousands of beings were crushed!
"Kill!"
Han Shizhong commanded more than a dozen warships, charging into the heart of the battlefield. In an instant, the sounds of slaughter shook the heavens!
The blood-soaked aura quickly dissipated under the lashing waves. White clouds drifted, and the Sea of Realms was littered with the wreckage of warships and the garments of fallen beings!
"Commander!"
"The Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty's King Jinxi, Duan Ganbai, and his army of five hundred thousand have been annihilated. Our Ying Long Second Army has suffered minor damage to three warships, with forty-two thousand soldiers lightly wounded and eighteen thousand and two sacrificed!"
Shortly thereafter, Han Shizhong approached Zheng Chenggong and reported respectfully.
"Gather the remains or clothing of the sacrificed soldiers and bring them back to the Immortal Dynasty for burial!"
"This was a matter of personal entanglement between man and woman, and the Southern Heaven Emperor, for the sake of his royal family's honor, has wounded my Emperor's prestige. Inform the entire army to advance westward and attack the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty!"
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"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the White Tiger Legion and the Ying Long First Army have annihilated the Burial Sect, killed the Burial Sect Leader Jiang Xing, and occupied the Burial Cloud Realm!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Ying Long Second Army has annihilated the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty's King Jinxi, Duan Ganbai, and his army of five hundred thousand!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have obtained thirty billion points of Destiny Merit and twelve billion points of Slaughter Value!"
"Ding! Notification to the host, half of the Destiny Merit of the nation's supreme artifacts, the Nine Cauldrons, the Twelve Golden Men, the Immortal Dynasty Imperial Seal, the Emperor's Immortal Tablet, and the Xuanyuan Sword have been converted to suppress the destiny of the Great Han Immortal Dynasty!"
"Ding! Notification to the host, your subordinates currently have a total of twenty-one billion points of Destiny Merit, twenty-eight billion points of Slaughter Value, and ten million points of Samsara Power!"
"Use Destiny Merit to activate the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny! Use Slaughter Value to activate the Barracks!"
"Your Majesty! General Zheng Chenggong's military report!"
As Yang Hao finished speaking, Mao Xiang emerged from Mi Cang Dao and approached outside the Imperial Study, reporting respectfully.
"What is it?"
Yang Hao opened his eyes and looked at Mao Xiang.
"Your Majesty, after Commander Zheng Chenggong of the Ying Long Second Army annihilated the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty's army of five hundred thousand, they have continued to advance westward, attacking the Southern Heaven Immortal Dynasty!"
Mao Xiang presented the military report with both hands.
"The Southern Heaven Emperor has insulted the prestige of our Great Han. An army of five hundred thousand is but a small measure of punishment. However, the Southern Heaven Emperor is, after all, one of the two Immortal Lords of the Nine Realms. Order Zheng Chenggong to proceed with caution and not be careless!"
Yang Hao unrolled the military report, annotated it directly with vermilion ink, and then handed it back to Mao Xiang.
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
"This minister takes his leave!" Mao Xiang took the military report and then retreated from the Imperial Study.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the ordinary immortal treasure Nine Cauldrons has been upgraded to Level One, successfully advancing to a peerless immortal treasure!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the first level of the peerless immortal treasure Nine Cauldrons of Destiny has been activated. The Twelve Golden Men, the Barracks, the Xuanyuan Sword, the Immortal Dynasty Imperial Seal, and the Emperor's Immortal Tablet have all advanced to the rank of peerless immortal treasures!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the first level of the peerless immortal treasure Barracks has been activated. All soldiers who emerge can enter the Barracks to cultivate and reach the peak Saint Lord realm!"
"Ding! Notification to the host, you have one hundred million points of Destiny Merit remaining, eight hundred million points of Slaughter Value remaining, and ten million points of Samsara Power remaining!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the first level of the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny has been activated, and the spiritual energy within the territory of the Great Han Immortal Dynasty has increased threefold!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the nation's supreme artifact, the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny, has been successfully activated and upgraded to a peerless immortal treasure, rewarding the host and the emerged heroes with a promotion of three minor realms!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have successfully advanced to the fourth layer of True Immortal!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the summoned heroes Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Xiong Kuohai, Meng Tian, Zhou Yu, Li Bai, and Qi Jiguang, have broken through the True Immortal realm barrier and successfully reached the third layer of Profound Immortal!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the summoned heroes Gao Changong, Han Quhu, Guo Xin, Dugu Xin, He Yuanqing, Liang Shitai, and Xie Hui, have broken through the Supreme Profound Venerable realm barrier and reached the second layer of Creation Divine Venerable!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host, the summoned heroes Guo Xiamo, Fu Cun Shen, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, Huang Zhong, Er Zhu Rong, Long Ju, Yang You Ji, Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Ma Yuan, Yang Ye, Yuan Tiangang, Li Si, and Li Zuoche, have successfully advanced three minor realms, reaching the sixth layer of True Immortal!"